Everything is energy. The universe within and around us flows forth from a sea of potential that scientists call the unified quantum field.

Literally everything we experience, and every event that makes up the world in which we live, consists of energy. Some of these manifestations we call positive, and others we label as negative.

All things being energy, it stands to reason that adding either a positive or negative vibration to the existing flow can influence events in your life. In fact this is already occurring on a second-by-second basis.

Your thoughts and feelings – even those that occur in your unconscious mind – are providing the vibration that creates your life. Wallace D. Wattles said in his timeless work The Science Of Getting Rich that thought is the mechanism by which humanity pulls substance out of the formless void.

A simplified rephrasing of Wattles’ sentiments would be: What we think and feel strongly about, we manifest into existence.

Going one step further, it’s true to say that beneath our thoughts and feelings is a pure energy. The polarity of this pure energy determines whether our thinking is “positive” or “negative”.

In essence, positive thinking and positive living begin to occur well before you are even aware of thoughts and feelings being formed. Here’s why this is great news:

Many people find it exhausting to try and monitor all their thoughts. Likewise it’s no picnic policing your emotions every waking moment.

But by channeling pure positive energy into your life you can spend less time worrying about “surface” events like thoughts and emotions. When your core vibration is of a positive nature, everything that flows out of you will follow suite.

So how can you begin to channel positive energy into your life? There are lots of ways.

First of all, you can control a good deal of the media you are exposed to. Stop watching 24-hour news channels, listening to aggressive music, and playing violent video games. This will be a huge step in the right direction.

And develop a good affirmation system whereby you repeat several firm, positive statements about yourself and the conditions of your life each morning when you wake and each night before going to bed. This will condition your subconscious mind to produce and attract more positive energy.

Finally, pay attention to the people you associate with! Don’t allow negative people into your life. Even if this means cutting ties with friends and family, ridding your social life of negative influences is a crucial step.

There are also some powerful meditation exercises you can learn to channel raw, positive energy into your life on a daily basis. But the simple steps in this article are a great start, and will go a long way toward helping you create the optimal vibration for creating your desired reality.